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When Traditional Outreach Isn't Working: How To Reach Undergraduate Students, Jennifer Horne

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

What is a library liaison to do when traditional outreach strategies aren’t working and you can't get buy-in by faculty for instruction sessions for undergraduates? This session will explore the alternative methods of outreach I used to try to “crack” the business school in the absence of in-class instruction opportunities, including a focus on connecting with college staff, direct communication with students through existing college communication channels, and targeted outreach to subsets of students, including international students.

Reefer Madness In Business: What's The Library's Potential "Stash" For The 420 Industry?, Rebecca A. Smith

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

Lightning Talk about why business librarians will want to pay attention to the cannabis industry and a libguide of selected resources will be shared.

Phd Candidates And Solving Data Conundrums, Margaux Patel

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

At one institution, Ph.D. candidates are increasingly seeking highly specific and expensive datasets. This lightning talk will highlight solving a data access problem for news and public records data. In 2020, a Ph.D. candidate reached out to the business and business librarian when they were hitting licensing issues with huge data downloads from Factiva and ProQuest. This talk will explore different solutions and potential pitfalls surrounding the problem. These data requests are occurring more frequently. The talk will also touch upon how they could be approached differently in the future.

A Look Into The Impact Of Bloomberg Anywhere At The University Of Notre Dame, Michael Deike

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

The COVID-19 pandemic presented a set of unique challenges for libraries’ online access policies and procedures. One resource which exemplified many of these challenges is the newly offered Bloomberg Anywhere service. As a resource which traditionally required on site access to a physical terminal, the extension of Bloomberg Anywhere remote access to academic institutions as a COVID-19 contingency revealed many of the positive and negative consequences of the increased focus on remote access during the pandemic. This talk reports the experience of the Thomas Mahaffey Jr. Business Library at the University of Notre Dame with Bloomberg Anywhere. Topics include the …

Investing In Financial Literacy Education: Purdue Libraries’ Quest To Promote Financial Wellness, Zoeanna A. Mayhook

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

Many information challenges that people face in their lives will relate to managing their own personal finances. Whether they are buying a house or looking to make wise investments, attaining a combination of financial and information literacy skills can promote sound financial decision-making practices and result in long-term financial independence and well-being. Business information professionals can aid in this endeavor by providing resources and programming to develop these skills further. With the generous support of the Purdue Federal Credit Union, the Purdue Libraries have prioritized financial literacy education by fostering strategic partnerships, developing instructional materials, and incorporating personal financial competencies …

Developing A Library Market Research Service, Chloe Dufour, Lamonica Wiggins

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

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Creating A Values Based Collections Evaluation Rubric, Heather A. Howard

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

As libraries and communities consider institutional values and ethical standards in the wake of 2020, we need to scrutinize how those values and standards connect with our collections decisions. Critical Librarianship is at the forefront of work being done by librarians across the country. Related to this concept, there is an existing body of literature about the contents of the collections themselves, with respect to issues like decolonization and open access, but little about the specific business relationships we maintain in order to acquire these collections. Are the values of our partners in the publishing ecosystem aligned with ours? What …

Connecting During Covid: Creating And Sustaining Communities In Hyflex And Virtual Settings, Annette Bochenek

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

Librarians have approached community engagement and outreach in many different ways. Whether presenting to members of community groups or hosting events and tours, librarians have actively worked to promote and inspire the use of information resources in the communities they serve. Due to the impact of COVID-19, methods of community engagement and outreach have changed immensely, calling for new and innovative approaches to creating, connecting, and engaging communities. This session highlights emerging and evolving approaches to engagement and outreach for librarians, offering attendees a variety of methods to consider as they work to safely and creatively connect with their communities.

Ai, Ml, And Algorithms, Oh My: How Technology Affects Search Results, Marydee Ojala

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

AI, ML, and Algorithms, Oh My: How Technology Affects Search Results

There’s no doubt that artificial/augmented intelligence, machine learning, and algorithms affect your search results. Most business researchers understand that their web searches are influenced by the underlying technologies and that the algorithms in play are numerous and not disclosed by search engine companies. However, AI is also used by our library subscription databases—you know, the ones we pay money for. Learn the five basic things you should know about the effect of these technologies on your search results.